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What you said was probably really clever, but it may have gone over my head. Are you implying that all of the characters that this author writes are just there for the purpose of the reader projecting themselves into them? I never really got that vibe.

What you said was probably really clever, but it may have gone over my head. Are you implying that all of the characters that this author writes are just there for the purpose of the reader projecting themselves into them? I never really got that vibe.

You never really got that vibe? I'm sorry to tell you that ... I think that way too. None of his mains are really designed in such a way IMHO. In fact the narration itself is mostly in the 3rd person point of view, and/or is very dynamic at switching from one character to another for most of his works (with the exception of Zashiki Warashi, maybe). It's really hard to self insert when your target suddenly went off screen.
However it doesn't change the fact that most people likes to project themselves into those characters for better immersion, regardless of the author's intent. I'm used to think that most Otaku who read LNs are of that kind, and my post was a small satirical joke directed to them (not really addressed to you).

^I didn't think you were directing anything at me in a negative manner. I agree that a lot of light novels have main characters that feel like nothing more than an excuse for the reader to project.

The author of H/O is very good at writing extreme characters...Index is a prime example of that, and it may very well be the point of the series. What I like about H/O is that the characters are not extreme, but the objects themselves are. I like that the situations are ridiculous and not so much the characters.

Is Froletia 18 already? I remember her around 17 or something but not sure. Its because of her age and her being in front lines which stop her family from turning her into a breeding sow. But man, Quenser looks manly on that part.

Spoiler for vol 6:

“It’s time to clean up the shit, Quenser! Let’s go rescue a maid as an appetizer for the princess!!”

“A maid is a wonderful thing. We need to teach these people that our country should protect maids with everything it has!”

While Mikfa was panicking a good bit internally, those two idiots stood up once more.

“…We can save Princess Staivia?”

“Yes, that is what I have been saying!”

“…It couldn’t happen without us?”

“We are the only ones here!!”

The two boys exchanged a glance.

And then they let out some dark laughter.

“…Heh heh heh. Hey, Heivia. How about we take it all for ourselves at the very, very end? Let’s put our own wonderful story on top of theirs to make theirs completely useless.”

“While we’re at it, how about we carry the princess out in our arms right in front of those knights who have been working at this for 5 long years.”

“We still have one important job left: Kicking those self-important Unicorn bastards right in the nuts.”

“Kicking a corpse in the balls is boring. We need to make sure those heroes have tears in their eyes.”

Mikfa began to seriously wonder if shooting those two in the back right there would be the best way to protect Staivia’s chastity, but she had to worry about protecting the princess’s life first.

“I don’t know for sure, but my guess would be a giant battery filled with power from the Object’s reactor. I doubt that’s enough to use that main canon, so that sky saber probably also generates power via megasolar or chemical oxygen iodine!”

“You’ve gotta be kidding me… So what do we do? At this rate, he’s gonna repeatedly slap that delicate princess’s teary face with that giant, rock-hard cannon he’s so proud of!!”

“Please do not say such vulgar things about Lady Staivia even as a joke!!”

“Okay, Heivia. Let’s fight back before he can shoot his white stuff all over that innocent girl’s hair!!”

“Gyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhh!?”

The two idiots ignored the screaming maid and continued their conversation.

“The system uses extremely high temperatures to explosively expand the air. It takes time for the rapid cooling. And once it does cool, it has to take measurements to ensure the elevator’s guiderails have not been distorted. …But when you compare this to the old rockets that took days of preparation to fire, he’s still shooting his load extremely prematurely!!”

“Are you enjoying this verbal sexual harassment by any chance!?”

“The base of the elevator is moving. A cylindrical part is being loaded… That is probably the container!!”

“You mean that fat old man is groping at his swollen crotch!?”

“Do you want me to punch you!? And don’t think I will hold back just because I am in a powered suit!!”

“German☆suplex!!”

“Gyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!? That giant weight and tremendous strength turned a sport into murder!!” screamed Quenser as he watched from the side.

Whenever Quenser had heard the term “inhumane weapon of murder”, he had always laughed to himself and wondered what a humane weapon of murder would be. However, this scene taught him all too well why such a term was needed. There were many ways to die, but not many would want to die by being half-crushed like an empty can.

“Hey, Heivia. In a bad mood? There’s a maid here waiting for you.”

“Thanks, knight! This is perfect timing. It’s like that first salt butter ramen after returning from being stranded in a snowy mountain! Its value shoots up! And it really soothes you!!”

“…I get the feeling I am being tormented in your inappropriate imaginations.”

Mikfa glared at the two idiots like she was looking at wild beasts, but the two did not attempt to argue as she was not exactly wrong. For boys of the Legitimacy Kingdom, about half of what came to mind upon hearing the word “maid” was highly inappropriate.

They thought they were going blind.

“Gyaaahhh!! This is the problem with having your enemy and ally be Objects!!”

“Quenseeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!! If you knew our ally was going to fire, you need to stop trying to act cool and actually tell us!! Then I could have searched around for some protective glass meant for viewing melted steel!!”

With his eyes still hurting, Quenser snapped his fingers and said, “Heh. That third generation may have been a truly powerful Object, but people seem to forget that every Object is a true monster. You can’t underestimate any of them.”

Just as he had finished everything off while looking cool, Mikfa chimed in.

“So how do you suggest we avoid this giant wave approaching from where he sank?”

“Waahhh!!!???

I still can't understand why those boys hasn't risen in military ranks. If I where their commanding officer. I would promote them even if they cause trouble but that is why your promoting them. To make them closer to you and keep them away from causing stupid trouble and only send them where it counts. Its such a waste of human talent.